BMW 5-series · 520d · Sedan · 2000

Manufacturing version 520d of car models 5-series was started in 2000 by BMW, and lasted until 2000. In this auto can sit 5 people including the driver, it has sedan form with 4 doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«5-series 520d» is a rear-wheel drive vehicle with a 5-speed manual gearbox. 4-cylinders diesel engine with «direct injection fuel system» can produce output 136 horsepower at 4000 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the auto for 10.6 s to 100 km/h and get ceiling speed of 206 km/h.

Fuel tank capacity of this auto is 70 liters of diesel, thereby when normal fuel rate is 5.9 liters per 100 km (4.7 l on the highway, 7.8 liters in the city), accordingly allow you to go roughly 1187 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage through suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Back wheels have disks, 298 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next measure - 225/65VR15.

According to the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of BMW 5-series received the lot number of stars - four, which means that it is a well safe auto. In addition to active safety systems (ESP, ABS, Traction control, EBD), it is also equipped with passive safety systems (passenger, driver, head/curtain, side airbags).